Benjamin Grosvenor recital in Paris
Benjamin Grosvenir in Salle Gaveau, Paris 2013. Foto Henning Høholt
The Young british pianist Benjamin Grosvenor presented a recital last week at Salle Gaveau in Paris.
Review and applause photo by Henning Høholt
In advance the press information about Benjamin Grosvenor, from his agency James Brown and Hazard Chase (?), has been so that I expected something really extraordinary. Unfortunately, that was not how the feeling was during the concert.
Excerpts from the foreward presentation of Benjamin Grosvenor at the homepage:
“British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally recognized for his electrifying performances and penetrating interpretations. An exquisite technique and ingenious flair for tonal colour are the hallmarks which make Benjamin Grosvenor one of the most sought-after young pianists in the world.”
It opened brilliantly with Felix Mendelsohn Bartholdy, where Grosvenor surprised with his very light and virtuose touch and I looked to my neighboor and said, “this was great”, then followed a Franz Schubert, Impromptu, opus 90 no 3., which was quite good. Then the problems came, both the following Robert Schuman Humoreske Op 20 with its 7 parts, and after the break the Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales in 8 parts, which both are – still from different periodes – like to be collection of small “pictures”, which together shall make each their whole composition. It was not good enough
. In most of it i had the feeling that this has not been worked through well, so to say that technically it was ok, but the building up of each of the two mentioned pieces was strange i couldn´t allways find out when a part was stopping or ending, it lacked the deep impression, that was needed to make such demanding pieces extraordinary. No humor, it is a Humoreske!!! It became booring.
Benjamin Grosvenir in Salle Gaveau, Paris 2013. Foto Henning Høholt
However the second part was opened with two, for me, unknown composers, Federico Mompou Paisajes, followed by Nikolai Medtner from his Fairy Tales op.51 no 3 and op
. 14 no 2. Their pieces was interesting, the first one specially beautiful. The evening ended, after te Maurice Ravel piece, with Franz Liszt virtuose arrangement of the waltz from Gounods opera Faust. In that Grosvenor tryed to make it impressing, but it was neither wellplayed, nor well focused
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. I am not shure if he need to concentrate more on the pedal work, but something didn´t work out. I am sorry to say so. I didn´t find distinctive sound, as it in advance has been described, and not ‘poetic and gently ironic, neither specially brilliant yet clear-minded, no humour , for me, it was not translated through a beautifully clear and singing touch.
It was not a good and impressing recital, as I have been expecting, and as it was presented in advance. Benjamin Grosvenor might be a good pianist in the future, if he get the needed advice and help from capacityes in the piano world.
To change from being a child prodigy to being an adult piano “star” is not easy. Unfortunately. He is not yet ready for that.